The Kirby BSA had been on loan to the National Motorcycle Museum since it opened and apart from various excursions to Brands Hatch, Mallory Park, the TT and BMF rallies etc. had been more or less a permanent exhibit there.
Photos by kind permission of Mike Charles
Classic Bike Magazine had featured the machine in one of their issues
and much enjoyment of the machine had been appreciated by motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the world - until that fateful day in September 2003